by Dr. Paul Chappell | Feb 3, 2025 | Christian Life
Marriage is one of God’s greatest gifts. A good marriage is a picture of Christ’s love for the church and is a place of encouragement, growth, and grace. But these kinds of relationships don’t just happen. A strong marriage is not something that can be left to...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Jan 21, 2025 | Christian Life
Please join me in praying for the family and church family of Dr. Daniel Kim, who went to be with the Lord today. Earlier this week, the Lord laid on my heart to be with Dr. Kim and his family as we knew he would soon be in Heaven. Just today I landed in Seoul,...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Jan 21, 2025 | Ministry Leadership, Spiritual Leadership Podcast
The word intervention has become a popular term, often associated with addressing addiction or abusive lifestyles, where someone steps in to bring change. In Scripture, however, we see that great leaders were also interventional. Moses intervened on behalf of Israel,...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Jan 13, 2025 | Ministry Leadership
In 1986, a small congregation of twelve members voted to invite me to serve as their pastor. That summer, Terrie and I and our two young children moved from Northern California to here in northern Los Angeles County where it has since been my great privilege to serve...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Dec 31, 2024 | Christian Life, Ministry Leadership
I love the new year. I love the freshness and opportunity it presents for growth and goal setting. As for goals, I enter every year with a list. I know some people get discouraged by unrealized goals of past years. But I would suggest that goal setting itself isn’t...